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CHAPTER 13 -- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS district and the authority's estimate of the fiscal and economic implications of the proposed TIF district, The TIF Authority must also provide the plan to the County Commissioner to each County Commissioner who represents the area if the TIF district is a housing or redevelopment district, In most cases, the TIF Authority provides a copy of the proposed TIF plan to the Chair of the County Board, regardless of the type of district. The County has 30 days by which it can comment to the TIF Authority on the plans prior to the public hearing, The TIF Authority can request a waiver of the 30 -day review period from the school and the county which can be granted upon written approval from the authorities, The Board of Commissioners in many Counties have not been active in commenting on proposed TIF districts, in part because the TIF Authority is not required to do anything in response to those comments, In contrast, some Boards, with assistance from their County Auditors, have closely examined proposed TIF districts and provide comments about them, Comments surrounding potential districts have raised the publics concern about the proposed districts to an extent that the TIF Authority either modifies components of the TIF plan or reconsiders going forward with the creation of the district altogether, Ultimately, the ability for County's to review the plans have proven helpful in detecting substantive or typographical errors and provides the TIF Authority the opportunity to correct the errors prior to the approval of the district, At the time that the County receives the proposed plan, the following are the items that they should pay close attention to: 1. County Road Costs: When the County receives a copy of the proposed plan, it should examine the impact of the proposed development or redevelopment on county roads. The County Board may require the authority to pay all or a portion of the cost of county road improvements out of tax increment revenues if the development will result in a substantial increase in the use of the county roads and if the improvements to the road were not scheduled for reconstruction within the five-year county capital improvement plan. If the county chooses to use increments to finance the road improvements, it must notify the TIF Authority within 45 days after receiving the TIF plan of the estimated costs of the road improvements and a schedule for reconstruction and payment of the costs. 2. Development District and TIF District Boundary line Determinations: The County Auditor should verify that the parcel numbers, legal descriptions and maps all coincide with ' each other, If there are any variances between the three of them as indicated in the TIF plan and/or with the County records as they pertain to the County records, the County should contact the TIF Authority immediately upon detection of the issues, The County Auditor should make sure that the legal descriptions and parcels that are identified to be within a TIF District are entirely within the district, No parcel can be partially within a TIF district. If any portion of the property is not included in the district, the entire parcel is excluded from the district, In many cases, a subdivision or plat is planned to be filed. The subdivision or plat must be filed and the parcel(s) created prior to the TIF District's final plan and request for certification received by the County. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING 13.01 „ 7 REVISION DATE: NOVEMBER, 2010